江苏省泰州市靖江实验校2023学年中考三模英语试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—TheboysaretalkingaboutthematchesinthePyeongchangWinterOlympics________.—Yes.Theyhavesomanyfunthingstoshare.A．easily B．happily C．sadly2、Mikeusedtobeatopstudent,buthe______behindsincehelosthimselfincomputergames.A．fellB．hasfallenC．wasD．hasbeen3、----Ifthereare______peopledriving,therewillbe______airpollution.----Yes,andtheairwillbefresher.A．less;less B．less;fewer C．fewer;fewer D．fewer;less4、–Thecompetitioniscoming,buttheplayers’levelisstillalittlelow.--Don’tworry.Thecoachwill_____totrainforit.A．putinmoreeffort B．puttobetteruse C．putonmoreweight5、——Dad,mustIfinishmyhomeworktoday?------No,you.Youmaydoittomorrow.A．needn’tB．mustn’tC．don’tD．won’t6、Give

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I’llgiveyouawonderfulsurprise.A．or B．so C．and D．but7、—Cindynevereatsthefoodthat______andoftenpoursitaway.—Butit’sreallywastefulltodoso.A．stays B．keeps C．remains D．leaves8、—DoesanyonewanttoshareonMother’sDay?—Guesswhat?I’llbuysomebeautifulflowersforher.A．whatyouwilldo B．howyouwillshop C．whereyouwillgo9、Infact,mostofchildrenknowlittleaboutChinesetraditionalculture.Theyprefertospendinplayingcomputergames.A．timeB．effortC．mindD．money10、---IhearyougaveyourmotherabigsurpriseonMother’sDay?---Yes,abigbunchofflowers.Ithinkmymumisalwaysgivingshehastome.A．which B．that C．what D．allwhatⅡ.完形填空11、MusicandBehaviorWheredidyougoyesterday?Didyouhear1atanyofthoseplaces?Todaymoststoresandrestaurantsplaymusic.Youmight2hearmusicinanofficeoronafarm.Scientistsbelievethatmusicchangesthe3peoplebehave.Accordingtosomescientists,thesoundofwesternclassicalmusicmakespeople4richer.Whenarestaurantplaysclassicalmusic,peoplespend5moneyonfoodanddrinks.Whentherestaurantplays6music,peoplespendlessmoney.With7music,peoplespendevenless.Scientistsalso8thatloud,fastmusicmakespeopleeatfaster.Infact,people9theirfoodfasterwhenthemusicgetsfaster.Somerestaurantsplayfastmusicduringtheir10hours.Thisgetspeopletoeatfasterandleavemorequickly.Inthisway,restaurants11makemoremoney.Somescientiststhinkthatmusicmakesyouthinkandlearnbetter.Theysay12musichelpsstudentstobemoreactive.Itistruethatpeopleearnbetterwhentheyare13.Andlisteningtomusiccanhelpyourelax.The14timeyouhearmusicsomewhere,be15.Itmightchangethewayyoudothings.1．A．music B．stores C．songs D．sound2．A．already B．even C．hardly D．never3．A．way B．time C．idea D．place4．A．become B．get C．feel D．look5．A．much B．more C．little D．less6．A．pop B．modern C．light D．country7．A．no B．much C．any D．some8．A．expect B．hope C．realize D．believe9．A．cook B．order C．eat D．make10．A．free B．busy C．happy D．sad11．A．can B．should C．can’t D．needn’t12．A．how B．why C．what D．that13．A．excited B．interested C．confident D．relaxed14．A．first B．second C．next D．last15．A．quiet B．quick C．happy D．carefulⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。TakingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates,youcanoftenseepeoplereadingbookson1．waytoschoolorwork.ButinChina,Ihardlyseepeoplereading2．theirfreetime.Arepeople’sattitudestowardreading3．(difference)here?Notreally.Data(数据)releasedbyAmazonChinashowthatChinesepeoplestillreadalot.They4．(simple)prefere-booksoverregularbooks.However,otherdatashowthatreadingisstill5．(popular)intheUSthaninChina.Isthereareasonforthisdifference?I’mnotsure.WhatIdoknowisthatChinahasarichhistoryofliterature(文学).FromclassicnovelslikeRomanceoftheThreeKingdomstothemodernscience-fictionepicTheThree-BodyProblem,Chineseauthors6．(create)manyfantasticworkssofar.Perhapsthedifferencestartsfromchildhood.Readingtextbooksanddoinghomeworkcanmakeyoufeelquitetired.Bythetimeyoufinishit,youmightnotfeellikereadingfor7．.Chinesestudentssurelyhavetoreadmoreanddomorehomework8．Americanstudents.Soit’snowonderthattheymightnotwanttoreadmuchintheirsparetime.9．learningtolovereadingcanbegreat.Readingcanopendoorstoplaces,peopleandideasthatyoucannotimagine.Evenjustasinglebookhasthepowertochangeyourown10．(person)beliefsandattitudes.Wherewillyournextbooktakeyou?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ItwasSaturdaymorningandIaskedseven-year-oldKelleytoletherdaddytakehertogymclass.Butshedidn’tagree.IexplainedthatsomefriendswouldvisitourhousethatdayandIhadtocleanthehouse.Butthetruthwas,Ihadspent20yearswatchingKelley’sfiveelderbrothersandsisterstakelessonsandIjustwantedtogetoutofit.However,seeingKelleywasgoingtocry,Idecidedtodothisoncemore.Lookingthroughthedoor,Iwatchedastheteacherledthestudentstoaropehanginginthecornerofthegym.Oneafteranother,eachchildinlineclimbedupthethickropewhiletheteacherhelditatthebottom.ThenitwasKelley’sturn—theyoungestintheclass.Withabigsmile,sheclimbedhigherandhigher.Thenithappened.Abouthalfwayup,theteacherloudlywarned,“Don’tgoupanyfartherthanyou’reabletocomedown.”Kelleyhalted...Thenslowlymoveddownallthewaytothefloor.Iknewshewasheadingtothetopofthatropeandwasperfectlycapable(能胜任的)ofreachingit.Whydidshestop?Iquestionedheronthewayhome.“Kelley,couldyouhaveclimbedallthewaytothetop?”“Yes,”shequietlyreplied.“Thenwhydidn’tyoukeepgoing?”Silence.“Wasitbecauseofwhattheteachersaid?”Iasked.Shenodded.Iknewitwastimetoteach.“Kelley,don’tletanybodymakeyoudoubtyourself.Don’teverletanyonekeepyoufromknowingwhatyoucando...Eventhoughtheyseembigger,orsmarterorolder.Willyourememberthat?”Isaid.“Yes!”sheansweredquickly.IwasgladIchosetotakeKelleytotheclassandgottheopportunitytoteachheranimportantlesson.1．ThewriterdidNOTwanttotakeKelleytogymclassatfirstbecauseshe__________.A．becameverytiredofit B．neededtovisitsomefriendsC．hadsomuchhouseworktodo D．hadtotakelessonsherself2．SeeingKelleyclimbinghigherandhigher,theteacherfelt_________.A．angry B．worried C．proud D．pleased3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thewriterhassixchildrentolookafter.B．Kelleywouldlikeherfathertotakehertogymnasticsclass.C．TheotherchildreningymnasticclassareyoungerthanKelley.D．Kelleywasveryfrightenedbeforetheteacher’swarning.4．WhatdidthewriterexpectKelleytodo?A．Totakecareofhersafety. B．Tofollowtheteacher’sadvice.C．Todoasotherstudentsdo. D．Tohaveconfidenceinherself.5．Theunderlinedword“halted”inparagraph3means.A．smiled B．stopped C．remembered D．countedB14、WhatdopeopledrinkinWesterncountries?Theydrinkcoffee,ofcourse.TeaisthedrinkofusChinese.Thinkagain.IntheWest,teaisseeingtobecoolagain.InWesterncountriesliketheUK,coffeeusedtobethefashionabledrink.JennyNortham,a28-year-oldEnglishwoman,remembersthattenyearsagoteawasunfashionable.“Atthattimeyoungpeopledidn’tliketea.Wethoughtdrinkingteawasuncoolandold-fashioned.Teawas____somethingweonlydrankwhenvisitinggrandparents.”SeveralyearsagoUS____Madonna,wholivedinBritain,publishedachildren’sbook____calledTheEnglishRoses.Shelaunchedthebookwithateaparty.SinceMadonnaisthe“QueenofCool”,shetookabigpartinmakingteafashionable.TheBritishtraditionofafternoonteawasfashionableagain.InBritain,hotelsacceptbookings(预定)forafternoonteaweeksinadvance.Thetrend(趋向)hadalsotakenoffintheUS.InNewYorkandLosAngeles,moreandmorecafesareservingtea.TheteacrazeisnotonlydowntoMadonna,ofcourse.Peopledrinkteabecausetheyconnectitwiththeideaoflivinglifeataslowerpace.Peopledrinkcoffeeandteaatdifferenttimes.Coffeeisseenasthedrinkofpeopleinahurry;teaofthosewholiketospendtheirtime.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．（小题1）Tenyearsago,teawas_____________.A．instyleB．fashionedC．old-fashionedD．cool2．（小题2）What’sthemeaningofthephrase“popicon”?A．流行偶像B．流行歌星C．流行音乐D．流行明星3．（小题3）TheEnglishRosesisthenameofa_____________.A．movieB．pictureC．hotelD．book4．（小题4）Tenyearsagoyoungpeopledrankteawhentheyvisitedtheir__________.A．friendsB．parentsC．grandparentsD．classmates5．（小题5）Themanwhowantstospendhistimewithhisfriends,perhapshewilldrink______.A．coffeeB．teaC．orangeD．drinksC15、Workingasavet(兽医),Imetafamilywhotaughtmeanunforgettablelesson.TheycametomyclinicwiththeirdyingdogCoco.IexaminedCocoandfoundhewasoldandhadaseriousillness.Itoldthefamilywecouldn’tdoanythingforCoco,andeuthanasia(安乐死)wouldbebestforthedog.Onthatday,theylittleboyEricseemedsocalm,pettingtheolddogforthelasttime,thatIwonderedifEricunderstoodwhatwasgoingon.ThelittleboyseemedtoacceptCoco’sdeathwithoutanydifficulty.WesattogetherforawhileafterCoco'sdeath,explainingthatanimallivesareshorterthanhumanlives.Eric,whohadbeenlisteningquietly,pipedup:"Iknowwhy."Hesaid,"Peopleneedalifetimetolearnhowtoliveagoodlife—likelovingeverybodyandbeingnice,right?"Thesix-year-oldcontinued,"Well,animalsalreadyknowhowtodothat,sotheydon'thavetostayaslong."I’dneverheardamoresoft-heartedexplanationastowhyanimallivesaresoshort.IthaschangedthewayIlive.Iseeeverydayasthedaythatmylifecouldbeeasilytakenaway,soItrytolivemylifetothefullest.1．WhatwasthematterwithCoco?.A．Shehadastomachache.B．Shehadaheadache.C．Shewasoldanddying.D．Shewashurtbyherfriend.2．WhichofthefollowingwouldbebestforCocointheclinic?A．Somedeliciousfood.B．Euthanasia.C．Agoodfriend.D．Aninterestingtoy.3．WhyWasEricsocalmwhilepettingthedogforthelasttime?A．Becausehedidn’tknowwhatwasgoingon.B．Becausehedidn’tknowhowtofaceCoco’sdeath.C．Becausehehadanotherdog.D．BecauseheacceptedCoco’sdeath.4．HowcanweunderstandEric’swords?.A．Hethoughtpeoplealreadyknewhowtoloveothersallthetimeandbenice.B．Hethoughtdogsalreadyknewhowtoloveothersallthetimeandbenice.C．Hedidn’tthinkpeopleknewhowtolovedogs.D．Hedidn’tthinkdogknewhowtolovepeople.5．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat______.A．thevetdidn’tdoanythingforCocoB．thevetmakesanefforttolivealifeC．thevethaslivedafullestlifeD．thevetwillkeepmoredogsD16、Thesedaystherearelotofpossibilitiestobealwaysconnectedlofamilyandfriends.NowthatIhavejustmovedloFrance,thiscanbeveryconvenient.1canringmysisterwholivesinLosAngelesonViber,orIcanSkypemyparentsorfriendsbackinEnglandforachat.However,sometimestheconvenientanddependabilityoftechnologycanbeintrusive.Eventhemostout-goingpeopleneedsome“downtime"tocalmdownontheirownandgetrelaxed.Thisissomethingthat1considernecessaryandhealthy.Afterall,youhavetolivewithyourselffortherestofyourlife,soyou’dbetterknowhowtoenjoyyourowncompany.Itcanbeagoodthingtohavetimetoyourselftocollectyourthoughtsandfreeyourfeelings.Today1wentforawalkbymyselfaroundthelakeandjustdav-dreamed.Itwassorelaxingandenjoyableandhelpedmeletgoofmybademotions.However,somehowitseemsrudeorperhapsmakespeoplefeelthatyou'reupsettosaytopeople:”I'mgoingtogoandspendsometimebymyself."Andoftenwhenwearespendingtime‘alone’,weareactuallyconnectedwithapieceofelectricalequipment.WetrytomakesomethingintoaFacebookoraTweettoattractourfriends,orwescroll(滚屏〉throughFacebooknosingintootherpeople’slivesorseeingwhatfriendsareupto.Wejudgeourselvesandotherpeoplebythephotostheyputonline,sowecantellhowmuchfuntheyarehavingcomparedtous.Thisisanagewhenwecangetsomuchsurfaceinformationaboutotherpeople'slives,butbeingwrapped（包裹）upinwhatotherpeoplearedoingoralwaysthinkingaboutotherpeople’srecognition(认可)ofuscanbequiteunhealthy.Perhapsthesedaysforgetaboutthesimplepleasureofspendingtimejustforus.Havingsaidallthat,Ialsothinkthatspendingtoomuchtimebyyourselfcanseparateyoufromothers.Isupposeitisimportanttofindagoodbalancebetweenspendingvaluabletimebyyourselfandwithotherpeople.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intrusive”probablymean?A．Interruptive B．Helpful.C．Unsatisfactory. D．Important.2．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofbeingaloneproperly?A．It’stheonlywaytogetrelaxed.B．Itmakesotherpeoplefeelupset.C．It’snecessaryandhealthyforpeople.D．Itmakesout-goingpeoplefeellonely.3．Thewriteragrees•A．It’simportanttoknowwhatotherpeoplethinkofusB．itsharmfultoalwayscompareourselveswithothersC．technologyhelpsuslojudgeandimproveourselvesD．technologyhelpsustoknowaboutotherpeopleclearly4．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Istechnologyreallygoodforus?B．Howcanwekeepintouchwithothers?C．Whatisthebestwaytoenjoyourselves?D．Dowespendenoughtimetrulybyourselves?E17、Everyonehastraits(4+性)thatmakeuswhoweare.Wehavephysical.traits,likeredhair,longlegsandfunny-lookingtoes.Wealsohavecharactertraitsincludinghumor,warmth,creativityandsoon.Certainphysicaltraitsarefullyinherited(遗传),suchasblueeyesandknobbyknees.About25,000t035,000genes(基因)areinasinglecellinthehumanbody.Thesegenescarrythetraitsthatarepasseddowngeneticallyfromparentstotheirchildren.Manytraitsexistbetweeninheritanceanddevelopment-theinteractionwithenvironment.Oneexampleisbodyshape.Ittendstobepasseddownfromparents.Butoncedietbecomesafactor,environmentbeginstoplayanimportantroleinhowthebodydevelops.Bodyshapeisatraitthatisamixtureofinheritancefromparentsandinfluenceofenvironment.Solotsofourmostimportanttraitshavebeenlearned,ratherthaninherited.Forexample,ifyou'rereallygreatatvideogames,it'snotbecauseyourparentspasseddowntheskillsingenes.It'sbecauseyouhavepracticedalotofvideogamesanddevelopedthoseskillsyourself.Ifyouhavekidswhoturnouttobegreatatvideogames,itisbecausetheyputinthehours,learnedtheskills,andmemorizedthemovesthatarenecessarytoplaythevideogameswell.Ofcourse,someofushavebrainsthataremoreadvantageoustovideogameplaying.Sayyouwerebornwithalargeandpowerfulpartofthebrainthatcontrolsyourhand-eyecoordination(协调能力).That'sinherited.Whatyoudowithit,howyouchoosetodevelopthatadvantage,isuptoyou.Youcanpierceyournoseorgetatattoo-itdoesn'tmatterhowmuchyouchangeyourbodyduringthelifetime.Noneofthosethingswillturnintogeneticmaterialtobepasseddowntothenextgeneration.However,ifyourchildrengrowupinanenwronmentwithrolemodelswhoarepiercedandcoveredintattoos,theyaremorelikelytogetpiercingsandtattoos!1．isaphysicaltraitthatisfullyinheritedA．TheeyecolorB．ThespecialdietC．ThebodyshapeD．Thepiercednose2．Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthatA．charactertraitscanhardlychangeduringthelifetimeB．theskillsofvideogameplayingarepasseddowntokidsC．akid'shand-eyecoordinationisn'trelatedtoinheritanceD．environmentplaysanimportantroleintraitsdevelopment3．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyareTraitsImportant?B．HowdoesInheritanceInfluenceTraits?C．WheredoTraitsComefrom?D．WhatarePhysicalandCharacterTraits?F18、Youprobablyknowmanyofthethingsthatyoucandowiththehundredsofdifferentmusclesinyourbody.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowthemusclesinananimal’sbodyaredifferentfromyours?Ananimal’smusclesaremadetodothethingsthataremostimportantforitslife.Lionsarehunters.Theydependontheirabilitytocatchotheranimals.Lionsmustbefastinordertocatchtheirprey(猎物).Thepowerfulmusclesintheirbacklegsallowthemtorunatspeedsofmorethan30milesperhour.Theycanalsojumpadistanceofmorethan35feet.Thestrongmusclesintheirfrontlegshelpthemcatchtheirprey.Snakesalsousetheirmusclesforhuntingpreyandformovement,buttheirmusclesworkinverydifferentwaysthanlions’do.Becausesnakesdonothaveanylegs,theyusetheirmusclestopushagainstthegroundorotherobjectstomovethemselvesforward.Theirmusclesalsoallowthemtoeatthingsthatseemmuchtoolarge.Forexample,asnakemayeataneggthatislargerthanthewidthofitsbody.Howdoesthishappen?Thesnake’sstrongneckmusclesworktogethertopushtheeggdownthemouth.Theelephant’slongnosehasalotofmuscles.Scientistsbelievethatthenosealonehasmorethan100,000muscles!Thisisbecausetheelephantusesitsnosemuchinthesamewaythatpeopleusetheirhandsandfingers.Eventhoughthenoseislarge,itcanperformsurprisinglytasks.Forexample,anelephantcanpickupasmallleaffromtheground.Thenosecanalsobeapowerfultool.Anelephantcanuseitsnosetopickupatreebyitsrootsoreventoliftababyelephant.Thegreatmusclesoftheseanimalsseemprettyunbelievable.Butthemusclesinyourbodyworkexactlythewayyouneedthemto.Afterall,itmightbefuntobeabletojumpadistanceof30feet,butasahumanbeing,thereisjustnotmuchneedforit.1．Theunderlinedword“hunters”inParagraph2meanspersonsoranimalsthat.A．keepanimalsforfun B．raiseanimalsformeatC．catchanimalsforfood D．runafteranimalsforexercise2．AllthefollowingaretalkedaboutinthepassageEXCEPT.A．Anelephant’snoseisstrongenoughtopickupatreebyitsroots.B．Thestrongmusclesinthebacklegshelplionscatchtheirprey.C．Snakescan’tmovethemselvesforwardwithouttheirmuscles.D．Musclesinananimal’sbody